Sophie An

The series began with a longing for metaphorical, abstract, and yet concrete works.
Many of my paintings are made up of small dots. Small dots symbolize stars. To me, stars are life itself, transcending time and space. They are longing and connected to hope. The countless stars that always shine unchangingly above our sky come to me as longing and memories that meet as the boundaries of time and space blur, and as comfort that they still exist somewhere.
When I think of the countless stars that seem to pour down from the sky, I feel a miracle. Living as a human being on a planet in our galaxy within the infinite universe and countless galaxies must be a magical miracle that touches an unfathomable fantasy... So when I think of the stars in that endless universe, I think of the existences in countless times and spaces, and I also think that maybe someone I miss exists somewhere. So when I look at the stars, the boundaries of time and space disappear, and my longing turns into possibility, and that comes to me as comfort.
I am painting each star with a prayer for life and peace.

2010 Master in Fine Art, Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, London
2008 M.F.A. in Sculpture , Seoul National University, Seoul
2005 B.F.A. in Sculpture , Seoul National University, Seoul

2021 SEEA 2021, Seoul
2016 'Letters from Mars' , Gallery Giotta, Seoul
2015 Art Show Busan 2015, Ujung Gallery, Bexco
2014 'Reinterpretation & Practice for Abstraction', Ujung Gallery, Seoul
2014 'Rhythm+Hues', Ujung Gallery, Seoul
2014 'Drawing & Essay', Hansung Auto Gallery, Seoul
2014 Art Show Busan 2014, Ujung Gallery, Bexco
2013 Abu Dhabi Art 2013, Abu Dhabi
2013 Introducing Artists in residency Ujung Gallery, Seoul
2013 Solo show as the winner of Asia Artist Award 2012, 5-10 June, Art Show Busan, Bexco
2013 The World of Extraordinary Objects, October Gallery, London
2012 Art Show Busan, Busan
2012 GIAF 2012, Seoul
2012 Works on Paper, GX Gallery, La Scatola Gallery, London
2011- 2012 The Face of the Shape, La Scatola Gallery, London
2011 ASC Open Studios and Exibition, ASC Gallery, London
2011 Trickster - The imaginary mind, Smokehouse gallery, London
2011 Rhizosphere - 4482[sasapari], Barge House, London
2010 Imaginary Landscape, Arch402 Gallery, London
2010 Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Art, London
2010 'Installation for abstraction' , Bookable Place, Slade School of Fine Art, London
2010 ‘Recollection' , Portsea Gallery, London
2010 4482[sasapari], Barge House, London